Letter from Bermuda: Onward Christian bigots

    A nasty little fight is brewing. In one corner is U. S. celebrity Rosie O’Donnell, and in the other … not Donald Trump, nor right-wing radio host Bill O’Reilly, with both of whom O’Donnell has feuded publicly in the past year. This time her combatant is the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Churches of Bermuda. This spat has the potential to be far uglier than name-calling by an unpleasant woman and a man with bad hair or a radio loudmouth. The punching bag this time is Bermuda’s reputation and its tourism industry.The story broke early this year. O’Donnell booked every berth on a cruise ship that will sail from New York on July 7 and call at Bermuda and the Bahamas.